--- Michael Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 11, 2004, at 9:18 AM, Jay clark wrote: > > > Good point. Is auto sensing accomplished,say in > the > > case of Starmax 5000, in the pci card ? > > If auto sensing is present, will the computers > > read/write if a crossover cable is used ? > > Maybe i'll have to expieriment. > > I do not know about the Starmax 5000. I have a 3000 > and bought a card > for it quite some time ago when I got a new Mac. > Before then our > network was all AppleTalk based. Since the new Macs > all have auto > sensing, I really never needed to find out if the > 3000 had it or not. I > suspect it does not. Also, I now have an ethernet > switch, so it is even > less of an issue for me. > > If you are connecting two computers, all you really > need is one of > them to auto-sense. The one with auto-sense will > adjust itself as > required. If both auto-sense, that is fine too. If > you use a cross-over > cable, then auto-sensing will see this and adjust > accordingly. > > You may want to experiment a bit with the computers > next to each > other, just to make sure the iMac (was it?) does > have auto-sensing on > its ethernet lines.
iMac, 333mhz. I think that's rev.D. Thanks for the info. bluej ================================================================== > Michael Martin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================== > > > -- > StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from > Amazon.com \ > / > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> > \ > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > StarMax list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
